Philip Sidney
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I have 166 stories published in
5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 610096 times
and 212 of my stories have been cherry picked.
400 of my 5,342 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 398 votes
My stories
The Turnip Eaters
There was a large water stain on the wall of Katie’s new bedroom. It fascinated her. The more she looked at it the more it became clear that it was...
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Legend
Key to the forest Code for the hill Runes of the river Signs haunt us still Written on the bark Engraved on the stones In the movement of water...
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Up in the Gods
The cheapest seats exhilarate. Sit on the ledge, Lean into the void, Fly or fall. Zoom in. Close up, Focus on action, Senses probe the detail. Zoom...
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Chicken Eye in the Sky
Rose and I were mucking about on the pumice. We were walking on the rocks to smooth our feet. Mum said people paid good money for pumice in the shops...
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The Night the Pier Burnt Down (Southend 1976)
The relentless heat makes flying in daylight unpleasant, so the older gulls have taken to scavenging after sunset. Crowds of humans continue to...
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Oh my goodness! This is
Posted on Tue, 30 Dec 2014
Oh my goodness! This is utterly heartbreaking and beautifully written.
Read full commentPosted in Everyone Says Hi
Good idea styx. I'm not
Posted on Thu, 25 Dec 2014
Good idea styx. I'm not suggesting myself as I am not even slightly funny, not on purpose anyway. I've partnered up for some writing with Noo on the site, nothing professional though. There are quite a few deliberately funny writers on the...
Read full commentPosted in Finding A Writing Partner?
A touch of beauty amidst the
Posted on Mon, 23 Dec 2013
A touch of beauty amidst the drudgery of killing. Always like this I suppose. Thought-provoking.
Read full commentPosted in Coventry carol
I like the perspective of the
Posted on Sat, 20 Dec 2014
I like the perspective of the old man, this adds some depth.
Read full commentPosted in WHY - I
A unexpected ending, justice
Posted on Thu, 18 Dec 2014
A unexpected ending, justice seems to have been done.
Read full commentPosted in THE PAPER WAR - VI
Wonderful writing, showing us
Posted on Wed, 17 Dec 2014
Wonderful writing, showing us the dark place.
Read full commentPosted in while the candle burns
Love the way this has ended,
Posted on Tue, 16 Dec 2014
Love the way this has ended, you kept Dorothy's family at arm's length and their coldness seemed so threatening to Akil it was a relief that he was removed. Lovely perspective.
Read full commentPosted in The Devil's Dish Served Six Different Ways (chapter 7)
The central part of the story
Posted on Tue, 16 Dec 2014
The central part of the story works really well, a father shaken by the idea that it might have been his daughter who was killed and changing his life. I'd really like more of a sense of India.
Read full commentPosted in THE REDEMPTION
This is so beautiful.
Posted on Sat, 13 Dec 2014
This is so beautiful.
Read full commentPosted in Waiting for a Train to Remember
A nice sense of voice and a
Posted on Thu, 11 Dec 2014
A nice sense of voice and a good structure, building to revelation. I got a bit confused with the mother-in-law line, as I though the voice was a student's then moving to an older adult, but then is seemed to be a student's again, so perhaps...
Read full commentPosted in A Walk in the Dusk
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